The purpose of our study is to survey the quality of sleep and sleep disordered breathing in a HIV infected inner city ambulatory African-American Population aged 50 years and older. [ Time Frame: 10-20 minutes to complete surveys ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Investigate possible relationships between sleep quality and aspects of a patient's medical history [ Time Frame: a single chart review ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:

74

Study Start Date:

June 2008

Study Completion Date:

June 2009

Primary Completion Date:

June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

The purpose of our study is to survey the quality of sleep and sleep disordered breathing in a HIV infected inner city ambulatory African-American Population aged 50 years and older. A secondary objective is to investigate possible relationships between sleep quality and aspects of a patient's medical history including BMI, CD4 count, HIV viral load, history of substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, concurrent medical conditions, current HIV medications and HIV medication compliance.

Hypothesis: African-American HIV infected individuals aged 50 years and older have a high prevalence of sleep disorders and lower quality of sleep.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00692965